Garment-stay.



W. J. ROCHE.

GARMENT STAY.

APPLICATION FILED 1UNE22, 1914.

rammed Jan. 30,1917.

INVENTOR WITNESSES VTILLIAM J. ROCHE, OF MEADVILLE, ZElINSYLVANIi-K,ASSIGNOR TO THE SPIRELLA COMPANY, OF IVIEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, A

CORPGHATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT-STAY.

Application filed June 22, 191%.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAIVE J. ROCHE, a resident oi? Meadville, in thecounty o'li Crawford and State oil. Pennsylvania, have invented a newand useful Improvement in GarmenhStays, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to wire garment stays and more par icularly tocorset stays.

The object of the invention is to provide a flexible wire stay whichyields readily in all directions, in which the bending strains aredistributed over a considerable length of wire so as to avoidcrystallization and deterioration of the metal and prevent the stay fromtaking a permanent set, and Pfll'bltl! larly a stay which is strongerand more resilient than prior stays.

The invention comprises the stay hereinafter described and claimed.

Tn the drawings, Figure 1 represents a face view of one form of stayeml'iodying the invention; Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof; Fig. 3 is across section on the line 83, Fig. l; and Figs. i and 5 are lface viewsof other forms of stay embodying the inven tion.

The stay shown in the drawings is formed from wire, a single continuouswire 1 being shown, which is bent back and forth in sinuous form to forma series of oppositely dis. posed main loops or eyes 2 lyin along theedges of the stay and which are connected by transverse or intermediateportions crossings 3. The main eyes or loops 2 may be substantiallydirectly opposite each other as shown in Fig. 1, in which case part ofthe crossings, indicated at 3*, lie substantially normal to the lengthof the stay, while the other alternate crossings, indicated at 3", areall inclined to the length of the stay in the same direction, or, thecrossing portions may be so arranged that the main eyes or loops 2 liesomewhat in staggered relation or with a progressive arrangement, asshown in Figs. 1- and 5. The main eyes or loops 2 may all he in the sameflat plane, or, if desired, successive eyes or loops may overlap eachother slightly longitudinally oi: the stay, as at 4, to produce ashingled appearance when the stay is viewed edgewise, as shown in Fig.2, which reinforces the stay and provides mutual support between theseveral eyes or Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 3(1), llllll'l.

Serial in. 846,589. I

loops and enables them to pass each other readily when the stay isflexed edgewise.

To increase the length of wire in the stay as a whole and to stiffen itand malre it more resilient as against bending strains, each of thecrossing portions 3 is bent or deflected intermediate the edges of thestay to form a loop, eye, or convolution 5. These loops or convolntionsmay all lie along the center line of thestay, but as shown, the loops inthe crossings 8 lie on one side of the center line oil the stay, whilethe loops or convolutions in the alternate crossing portions 3 are onthe other side of the center line oi? the stay, thereby forming two rowsoi? small eyes or convolutions which lie adjacent to or within the maineyes or loops 2. These small eyes or loops 5 may be of any suitableshape or size and may lie in various positions, either close to thecenter line of the stay or contained almost wholly within the main eyesor loops 2 and close to the edges of the stay as shown in Fi i, andreinforce the stay against bendin g strains.

The interme i may be bent, kinlred or deflected in any suitable inanner.F or example, all of said crossings may be bent toward one flat sideoi": the stay, to produce a stay which is con cave-convex in crosssection, as shown in 3, which gives the stay greater resistance tobending in one flatwise direction than. in the other, as will be readilyunderstood. Also, the crossing portions of the wire may be bent ordeflected intermediate the edges of the stay and preferably along itscentral line, as indicated at 6, Fig. i, to form a series of loops orconvolntions along the central line the stay and thereby in crease thelength of wire therein anc reduce the liability of crystallization anddeterioration.

The main eyes or loops 2 maybe open along one edge of the stay as shownin Fig. l or may be formed by inclining alternate crossing portions ofthe wire in opposite di rections, as shown in Fig. 5, in which case allof the eyes or loops are closed by the crossing portions of the wire,each eye or loop being a complete convolution.

The stay described contains considerably more wire for given dimensionsthan prior stays and is materially reinforced by the ate portions orcrossings 8 rows of small eyes, loops or convolntions along the middleportion of the stay. Consequently, it has a longer life and is not soliable to deteriorate or to take a permanent set on short bends. V

What I claim is:

1. A garment stay, comprising Wire bent back and forth to form a seriesof eyes or loops along the edges of the stay and connecting crossings,the crossing portions be ing bent t v form another series of smallerclosed eyes or loops lying in the plane of the stay and between theedges thereof.

2. A garment stay, comprising \vire bent back and forth to form a seri sof open eyes or loops along both edges of the stay and intermediateconnecting portions or crossings, successive eyes or loops overlappingeach other slightly, the crossing portions of the Wire being bent toform another series of smaller closed eyes or loops lying in the planeof the stay and between the edges thereof.

3. A garment stay, comprising Wire bent back and forth to form a seriesof eyes or loops and connecting crossings, said eyes or loops lyingalong the edges of the stay, the Wire being also bent to form anotherseries of complete coils lying along the middle portion of the stay andin the plane thereof.

4. A garment stay comprising wire bent back and forth to form a, seriesof open eyes or loops along both edges of the stay and connectingcrossing portions, each crossing portion being bent intermediate theedges of the stay to form a smaller closed eye or loop, the closed eyesor loops in alternate crossings lying'on opposite sides of the middleline of the stay and in the plane thereo'l'.

5. A garment stay, comprising \vire bent to form two series of openloops or eyes 1y; ing along the edges of the stay and a series oftransverse crossing portions, the crossing portions being bent to formtwo parallel series of closed loops or eyes lying between the edges ofthe stay and in the plane thereol.

6. A garment stay, comprising wire bent to form two series ol loops oreyes lying along the edges ol the stay and a series ol? transversecrossing portions, the crossing portions being bent to form two distinctparallel. series of smaller loops or eyes lying between the edges of thestay and eaeh overlapping the neXt adjacent crossing longitudinally ofthe stay in the plane thereof.

In testimony whereof", I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM J. llOGl l E.

-Witnesses:

T. F. CHARLTON, ADELAIDE Rooms.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G."

